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People aren't wired to be alone. Even in the stressful population of prison, solitary confinement is still considered a cruel punishment.

Richard Paul Evans

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Richard Paul Evans
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: October 11
Author
Novelist
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Even
Punishment
People
Considered
Prison
Population
Confinement
Aren
Wired
Alone
Stressful
Stills
Solitary
Still
Cruel

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